I relaxed as I laid down slowly. I just had to wait for the kid to come to me. I wondered how long it would take him to come to me. I just dropped a bomb on that kid in the form of speaking. No one would believe him if he told them that I talked so he'd come back to me.
He would either try to trick me into talking to him or he would keep my secret. Just to have something to himself. Something unique that was only his. I would have kept this secret if I were him. I'd never had anything to myself growing up.
This kid was probably similar if his family was here. You didn't drag a kid like him halfway across the universe because you were doing well. He might be able to tell that I'd done something to him as well. The kid would be able to walk with regular treatment. A bond with a dragon would act as an automatic treatment for him for the rest of his life.
He would be a good one for Aurora. I smiled as I thought of her again. The excitement of what she would become. I shook of the next thought. Encountering a female dragon had really done a number on my very male brain.
If I wasn't working or doing something then my mind wandered. My wings twitched as I thought about taking a nap. I wasn't tired enough to sleep right now though. Maybe I could work on my floor map a little more. I started working away at the map on the floor again.
Eventually it would work out to be an extensive map of quite a large area, but for now it was only the base, and some of the area around it. I was trying to make it as detailed as possible so it was taking a long time for me to finish it up. Each section I was slowly working on was taking a long time with me focusing on the details. Bit by detailed bit. Slowly creating the most accurate aerial map possible.
It was mostly just me trying to burn time. Right now I was too worn out to do any exorcise, and my stats were high enough that it was difficult for me to actually gain any stat points by working. I kept checking to see if he was going to come see me with my infrared. I wasn't planning on going anywhere today so I could keep on waiting for him for the rest of the afternoon. I debated on going out to look for the kid, but I didn't really need that kind of adventure at the moment.
It felt like I was always running on exhaustion or hunting diligently nowadays. The kid was the most interesting thing I'd done lately. I just need to be patient for now. I just worked away diligently at the map in front of me until I got to the point that I felt tired. The kid didn't come.
I got in my four hours of sleep. Then I woke up, and left the warehouse while it was still dark out. Flying into the purple midnight sky. My wings extended across the sky as I flew out with the intent to do some exorcise, and hunting. I wanted to keep gaining XP as I worked away at the stat points I was trying to gain.
I kept on working on grinding levels while exorcising to slowly work on making myself stronger. I decided to come back when the sun rose. Hoping that he would come looking for me. I wanted him to. If he came to me than I'd be able to do something with him.
Especially if he came here alone. I wanted to give him magic, and teach him how to use it properly. That was all I wanted for the boy. I didn't know what element he would unlock, and it didn't really matter to me because I had most of them. I could teach him about just about any element he managed to unlock.
My wings extended as I looked around the settlement. I wanted to see that kid again. I couldn't stay out here though. People were tense around me. I couldn't just stand around here.
I walked into the warehouse, and looked at the empty room around me. I didn't know how much longer it would take for me to get strong enough to handle the stuff I planned to do. My bonded would expect me to go hunting with them tomorrow. Originally I wanted to try for a longer trip, but I couldn't for now. I knew that Vernon's plan to kill Calen hinged on making me go out of control so that he could gain the settlements trust, but there was a good chance he wouldn't rely on such a small factor.
He could make me go out of control later to make people trust him. I couldn't leave the guy alone at the settlement until then. I'd done a pretty good job of maintaining the image of a dumb beast so I didn't see much of a problem with me talking to one kid. No one would believe just one kid. Even if he did tell someone that I spoke to him.
My body tensed as I looked around the warehouse. It wasn't difficult to track the kid as I watched him approach the building. I rushed forward, and opened the doors. The kid was still on the walkway. He wasn't anywhere near the warehouse yet.
He froze when he saw me open the doors, and come out of the building. I laid down in the doorway. My wings flared as a slight feeling of excitement passed through me. I wanted to talk to that kid, but that kid was with his mother. She looked at me like I was a monster that had just touched her child.